Under the Volcano

Under the Volcano

1984
1h 52min

Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and obscurity in a small southern Mexican town in 1939. The consul's self-destructive behaviour, perhaps a metaphor for a menaced civilization, is a source of perplexity and sadness to his nomadic, idealistic half-brother, Hugh, and his ex-wife, Yvonne, who has returned with hopes of healing Geoffrey and their broken marriage.

Under the Volcano

Storyline

Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and obscurity in a small southern Mexican town in 1939. The consul's self-destructive behaviour, perhaps a metaphor for a menaced civilization, is a source of perplexity and sadness to his nomadic, idealistic half-brother, Hugh, and his ex-wife, Yvonne, who has returned with hopes of healing Geoffrey and their broken marriage.
    Released
    20 June 1984
    Runtime
    1h 52min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Conacite Uno, Ithaca, Universal Pictures
Cast
Albert Finney
Albert Finney
Geoffrey Firmin
Jacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset
Yvonne Firmin
Anthony Andrews
Anthony Andrews
Hugh Firmin
Ignacio López Tarso
Ignacio López Tarso
Dr. Vigil
Katy Jurado
Katy Jurado
Senora Gregoria
James Villiers
James Villiers
Brit
Dawson Bray
Quincey
Carlos Riquelme
Carlos Riquelme
Bustamante
Jim McCarthy
Gringo
José René Ruiz
Dwarf
Eleazar García Jr.
Chief of Gardens
Salvador Sánchez
Salvador Sánchez
Chief of Stockyards
Sergio Calderón
Sergio Calderón
Chief of Municipality
Araceli Ladewuen Castelun
Maria
Emilio Fernández
Emilio Fernández
Diosdado
Arturo Sarabia
Cervantes
Roberto Sosa
Roberto Sosa
Few Fleas
Hugo Stiglitz
Hugo Stiglitz
Sinarquista
Ugo Moctezuma
Latin Consul
Isabel Vázquez
Chicken Lady
Gustavo Fernandez
Transvestite
Irene Díaz de Dávila
Concepta
Alberto Olvera
Matador
Eduardo Borbolla
Don Juan Tenorio
Alejandro Suárez
Alejandro Suárez
Doña Ines
Rodolfo De Alexandre
Bus Driver
Juan Ángel Martínez
Passenger
Martín Palomares Carrión
Dead Indian
Mario Arévalo
Horseman
Ramiro Ramírez
Second Horseman
Günter Meisner
Günter Meisner
Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited)
Alfonso Castro Valle
(uncredited)
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